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Venezuelan newspapers have traditionally handed out hundreds of courtesy copies in their lobbies and at hotels. But Correo del Caroní, an independent daily in the industrial city of Ciudad Guayana, treats every edition as if it were precious and now gives away just 14 copies, including one to the owner.

Bogotá, August 20, 2014--Venezuelan telecommunications regulator CONATEL shut down a critical radio station on Tuesday after refusing to renew the station's expired transmission license, according to news reports. The move follows CONATEL's suspension on Friday of a critical radio program on another station.

Amid skyrocketing
inflation and shortages of basic goods, Venezuelan authorities claim that an
"economic war" is being waged against the socialist government of President
Nicolás Maduro. The government is striking back by forcing stores to discount
prices, by arresting business owners accused of hoarding--and by targeting
journalists trying to cover the grim economic news.